Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in WPP held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 15.0M | $233.3M | +48.6% | 6.953% | 0.72% |
| 2 | Mondrian Investment Partners LTD | 3.4M | $52.9M | +5.1% | 1.578% | 0.79% |
| 3 | BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 899K | $14.0M | +28.0% | 0.417% | 0.10% |
| 4 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 668K | $10.4M | -14.8% | 0.310% | 0.00% |
| 5 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 546K | $8.5M | +154.9% | 0.253% | 0.01% |
| 6 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 460K | $7.2M | β | 0.213% | 0.00% |
| 7 | Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 427K | $6.6M | -30.1% | 0.198% | 0.02% |
| 8 | BARCLAYS PLC | 420K | $6.5M | β | 0.195% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | 259K | $4.0M | β | 0.120% | 0.01% |
| 10 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 188K | $2.9M | -7.6% | 0.087% | 0.00% |
| 11 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 158K | $2.5M | -1.0% | 0.073% | 0.00% |
| 12 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 155K | $2.4M | -67.8% | 0.072% | 0.00% |
| 13 | Transmarket Holdings LP | 106K | $2.4M | β | 0.049% | 0.74% |
| 14 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 115K | $1.8M | -68.4% | 0.053% | 0.00% |
| 15 | XTX Topco Ltd | 110K | $1.7M | β | 0.051% | 0.03% |
| 16 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 104K | $1.6M | β | 0.048% | 0.00% |
| 17 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 87K | $1.4M | -20.4% | 0.040% | 0.00% |
| 18 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 79K | $1.2M | +679.4% | 0.037% | 0.00% |
| 19 | Aquatic Capital Management LLC | 75K | $1.2M | β | 0.035% | 0.03% |
| 20 | FMR LLC | 75K | $1.2M | -73.3% | 0.035% | 0.00% |
| 21 | Range Financial Group LLC | 74K | $1.1M | β | 0.034% | 0.39% |
| 22 | MORGAN STANLEY | 71K | $1.1M | -83.2% | 0.033% | 0.00% |
| 23 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 67K | $1.0M | -81.7% | 0.031% | 0.00% |
| 24 | UBS Group AG | 64K | $1.0M | +82.6% | 0.030% | 0.00% |
| 25 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 61K | $950K | +11.9% | 0.028% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in WPP β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in WPP during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new WPP position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their WPP position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 122 | 13% | 9.33% | 2.27 pp | $384M | 20% |
| Q4 2025 | 141 | 3.4% | 11.60% | 0.71 pp | $477M | 5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 146 | 15% | 12.31% | 3.72 pp | $506M | 23% |
| Q2 2025 | 171 | 1.2% | 16.03% | 1.33 pp | $659M | 7.7% |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 8.5% | 17.36% | 6.02 pp | $714M | 26% |
| Q4 2024 | 189 | +1.6% | 23.38% | 0.10 pp | $962M | 0.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 186 | 0.5% | 23.48% | +3.52 pp | $966M | +18% |
| Q2 2024 | 187 | β | 19.96% | β | $821M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying WPP stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of WPP plc stands at 9.3%, held across 122 reporting institutions.
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of WPP, with approximately 15,001,708 shares worth $0.23B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 3 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of WPP, including MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, Point72 Asset Management, L.P., RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for WPP is 43 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
26 institutions opened new positions in WPP during Q1 2026, while 45 fully exited. 21 added to existing positions and 74 trimmed.
WPP institutional ownership fell by 2.27 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -19 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 90.3% of all reported 13F value in WPP, and the top 25 account for 96.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
WPP plc (WPP) Institutional Ownership